Area VII young riders did good this weekend!! I am so proud of the manner in which they conducted themselves. They all three rode beautifully, took excellent care of their horses and were class acts the whole weekend. Madelynn Snoozy won individual SILVER!! The team came in 6th place out of 10. Cadence Michel’s show jump round was picture perfect, and Sophie Click is one to watch people…. She is one tough competitor, along with being a good rider, that’s a lethal combination. Our Chef, Taryn Mckee stepped into a very difficult job and made it look easy. Our two hard working grooms, Kristen Holderman, and Chantal Vachon should teach a class on horse show grooming. We were lucky to have you two girls. Many, many thanks to all parents, coaches, vets and sponsors for making these hard working kids dreams a reality. It takes an area, and Area VII can be proud of themselves.

Area VII Championships will be held at Caber Farms HT Aug 21th-23rd and entries open July 7th. To be eligible for Championships, you must place 1-5th in at least one Area VII event between Aug 25, 2014 and Aug 20, 2015. If you qualify after you send in your entry for Caber HT, you may still change to the championship division.

We tried to respect suggestions made in response to the survey conducted by Adult Riders. However, we were restricted by time. Next year we plan to follow up with more of your suggestions.

Championship Cross Country courses will be beefier than in the regular divisions.

In addition to the prizes given to the non-Championship Divisions, the Championship Divisions will receive Neck Ribbons to 10th place There will be an embroidered Championship Cooler and Reserve Championship Quarter Sheet for each level. These awards are funded by the bids on Event Entries generously donated by each Area VII Event to the Annual Meeting Silent Auction. We appreciate it when you bid eve more generously as it allows us to put more resources into the Championships.

Adult Riders and Young Riders are sponsoring High Point Trophies for the Adult Amateur and the Jr/YR Champions respectively at each level in the Championship divisions.

If you would like to be a sponsor or know a sponsor who would like to donate prize money or prizes, we would be happy to hear from you. Contact me at john@jmxsaddles.com.

Regards,

John Meriwether, Area Chair

The following is an Honor List of the horse and rider pairs that placed 1st-5th at least one time at any of the following Area VII HTs: Aspen Fall 2014, Stanton Farms 2014, EI 2015, Arrowhead 2015, Aspen Spring 2015, and Inavale 2015. Any Area VII event before Caber HT will also be a qualifying event for those who place 1st-5th. It is not the definitive list and I hope to see many more names on it by the Championships as well as full divisions. Please check your official USEA record if you think you should be on the list and are not.

Qualifications: any Horse/Rider pairs that placed 1st-5th in an Area VII event are eligible regardless of residency. We are compiling the list of eligible pairs to remind you to enter Championships if you are eligible. Awards: neck ribbons to 10th, an Area VII Wall Plate for all Completions, Prizes and special trophies.